The internet, and later the web, grew out of necessity, providing a
simple and effective mechanism for sharing information - starting with
e-mail, later growing to include news groups, but confined to the
US defence and university sectors. The internet can thus be traced back
to the early 70's at least. The advent of the Web in the late 80's and
early 90's - enabling collaborative global research by providing a means
for hyperlinking documents and transmitting media-rich information,
including graphics and sound - was soon followed by a world-wide
explosion of the net, as it moved into the private and commercial
sectors. The Net is now commercialising at an exponential rate.

Cycad Web Works has emerged to develop and harness the enormous
potential this new technology promises.